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Peter Ricci

WordPress 2.8.5: Hardening Release

In anticipation for the release of Wordpress 2.9 there has just been a recent release of Wordpress 2.8.5. Some updates include:

The headline changes in this release are:

  • A fix for the Trackback Denial-of-Service attack that is currently being seen.
  • Removal of areas within the code where php code in variables was evaluated.
  • Switched the file upload functionality to be whitelisted for all users including Admins.
  • Retiring of the two importers of Tag data from old plugins.

Can’t wait for wp 2.9 they are currently beta testing it so Agentpoint will get involved with that.

Peter Ricci

WordPress 2.8 Launched Today

WordPress today launched the latest release of their CMS system WordPress 2.8 named “Baker”. We have been using WordPress 2.8 in beta form for the past month and are very impressed with the speed of the wp-admin interface. It is remarkable the progression WordPress has made over the past 12 months to their wp-admin. Not only have a world of gadgets been introduced and speed increased but the styling (beauty) of the admin system is much better than before.

Undoubtedly, over the past 12 months WordPress has cemented their position as the number 1 and most popular CMS for blogs across the World.

Peter Ricci

A WordPress Application for the Real Estate Industry

Listing Press is a new WordPress plugin developed to allow real estate agents and other bloggers in the United States with the opportunity to display real estate listings within their personal or business blogs. Listing Press draws properties through IDX providers who redirect the MLS information into an independent blog or website. Read the rest of this article »

Ryan OGrady

Major American Portal Launches Wordpress Widget

Foreclosure.com a leading American real estate portal has just launched a WordPress property listing plugin allowing website owners to display the portal’s property listings. The plugin is designed for real estate agents who have a WordPress built website and also to be installed on real estate agent blogs allowing agents to show property listings along side their blog. Read the rest of this article »

Peter Ricci

Death to IE6

Agentpoint have announced the passing of Internet Explorer 6 (IE6 ). f you are one of the few remaining people using this dastardly, viscous, software I suggest you upgrade to Internet Explorer 7, Safari, Opera or the fastest growing browser Firefox. Read the rest of this article »